Childminder in Coventry

Inspection date

Previous inspection date 17 January 2017 15 May 2013

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This inspection: Good 2

Effectiveness of the leadership and management Good 2

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This inspection: Good 2

Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good 2

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This inspection: Good 2

Personal development, behaviour and welfare Good 2

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This provision is good

 The childminder uses what she knows about children to challenge them effectively in their learning. She observes and assesses children's progress and planning for future learning is based on a good knowledge of each child.  The partnerships with parents are strong. Information is continually shared, in order to meet children's care needs and ensure that they make best progress. Parents share very positive views about the childminder's provision.  The childminder evaluates her practice successfully. She makes sure that she keeps her knowledge about early years issues up to date.  The childminder promotes communication and language development well. She supports young children in using different communication strategies, including signing. She interprets the wants and needs of babies well as they communicate through expression, gestures and the sounds they can make.  Children are settled and emotionally secure in the childminder's care. Relationships are

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This provision is good

very good.  Children practise their good physical skills as they access a very good variety of resources.

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It is not yet outstanding because:

 Children's understanding of people, families and communities beyond their own experience is not fully supported by the childminder.  The childminder does not fully support babies' sensory exploration with different media and materials.

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What the setting needs to do to improve further

To further improve the quality of the early years provision the provider should:

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What the setting needs to do to improve further

 increase opportunities for children to learn about people, families, communities and traditions beyond their own experience  extend support for babies' sensory exploration as they use a wider range of different materials and media.

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Inspection activities

 The inspector observed activities as children played in the indoor and outdoor play areas.  The inspector observed activities and discussed teaching methods with the childminder.  The inspector looked at evidence of the childminder's training. She checked evidence of the suitability of all adults.  The inspector looked at a selection of children's assessment records and planning, policies and procedures and a range of other documents.  The inspector spoke with the childminder, co-childminder and children at appropriate times throughout the inspection.  The inspector took account of the views of parents.

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Effectiveness of the leadership and management is good

The arrangements for safeguarding are effective. The childminder identifies and successfully minimises potential risks on the childminding premises, indoors and outdoors. Children are continually supervised. The childminder is aware of her responsibilities to protect children from abuse and neglect, and the local procedures to follow if she is concerned about a child. She is aware of the duty to prevent children being drawn into situations that may put them at risk of significant of harm. Necessary suitability checks for all adults have been completed. The childminder continually seeks and completes a range of early years courses online and ensures that her child protection, first aid and food hygiene knowledge is current. The childminder's procedures for self-evaluation take account of the views of parents. Parents say that they are very happy with their children's progress.

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Quality of teaching, learning and assessment is good

Children make good progress. The childminder tracks children's ongoing progress and plans for the next stage in their learning in partnership with parents. Older children confidently engage in conversation and younger children are supported in developing simple sentences. Children are creative. For example, they decide to make a birthday cake with play dough and they mould it to a depth that allows rolling pins to be pressed into the dough. They pretend that the rolling pins are candles and they sing happy birthday to each other. Older children talk about their ages. They use their fingers to demonstrate how old they were and their age now. Children name and choose different coloured writing materials while they draw. Older children initially choose to use very brightly coloured solid poster paint while colouring. However, when they realise that they are unable to precisely colour in small sections of their pictures, they decide to use pens with

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Personal development, behaviour and welfare are good

The childminder creates a warm and welcoming environment for children and their parents. Children's good health is promoted well. They eat healthy food and they are physically active. Children's emotional security is given a high priority. This is initially addressed with a gradual settling-in procedure that is agreed with parents in accordance with their child's individual needs. The childminder boosts children's self-esteem as she praises their positive behaviour, efforts and achievements. Children develop an understanding of dangers and how to keep themselves safe. For example, they learn road safety while out walking in the local area with the childminder.

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Outcomes for children are good

Children are developing good skills in the prime and specific areas of learning that help them to be ready for the move on to pre-school and school. They are safe, secure and happy. Children learn to recognise their names in print. Older children's pencil control is developing well. They are able to form enclosed shapes and some are able to write their names. Children confidently make decisions about their play. They learn to manage their self-care needs competently.

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Setting details

Unique reference number EY379842 Local authority Coventry Inspection number 1065234 Type of provision Childminder Day care type Childminder Registers Early Years Register, Compulsory Childcare Register Age range of children 0 - 11 Total number of places 6 Number of children on roll 9

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Telephone number

The childminder was registered in 2010. She lives in Coventry. The childminder works with another registered childminder from the co-childminder's home. The childminder operates all year round, except for bank holidays and family holidays. She offers care from 7.30am to 6pm between Monday and Friday. She provides funded early education for two-, three- and four-year-old children.

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Telephone number

This inspection was carried out by Ofsted under sections 49 and 50 of the Childcare Act 2006 on the quality and standards of provision that is registered on the Early Years Register. The registered person must ensure that this provision complies with the statutory framework for children’s learning, development and care, known as the early years foundation stage.

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Telephone number

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Telephone number

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Telephone number

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Telephone number

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